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Peak Range is a small national park in Central Queensland, Australia, 760 km northwest of Brisbane. It is located in the Brigalow Belt bioregion. [1] Two rare of threatened plant species and two animal species have been identified in the park. There are Trioncinia patens, Dichanthium queenslandicum, the koala and Geophaps scripta scripta.
Gloucester Island is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 950 km northwest of Brisbane. [1] [2] It is visible from the town of Bowen. The island was seen and erroneously named "Cape Gloucester" by British explorer James Cook in 1770. [3] The name "Cape Gloucester" has been used informally for areas on or near Gloucester Island.
Protected areas of Queensland. Porcupine Gorge National Park is a national park in Porcupine, Shire of Flinders in North West Queensland, Australia, 1,174 km northwest of Brisbane and 60 km north of Hughenden. Established in 1970, the national park has an area of 54.10 km 2 and is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
Macalister Range National Park. Coordinates: 16.699°S 145.572°E. Macalister Range National Park is a protected area of Queensland in Australia. It is within the locality of Wangetti in the Shire of Douglas and within the Macalister Range locality in the Cairns Region and forms part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. [1]
Protected areas of Queensland. The Palms is a small national park with two sections, one in Cooyar and the other in Kooralgin, both in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] [3] The main feature of the park is spring-fed gully filled with piccabeen palms. [4] Strangler figs, bunya pines and hoop pines also predominate.
Area. 30 km 2 (11.6 sq mi) Managing authorities. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Website. Cania Gorge National Park. See also. Protected areas of Queensland. Cania Gorge is a national park in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia, [1] in the locality of Cania .
The Australian Capital Territory has the highest level of protection at nearly 56% of its territory, followed by Tasmania with 42% and South Australia with 30%. The lowest level of protection is in Queensland and New South Wales with 8.71% and 9.61% respectively. [1] Of all protected areas, two-thirds are considered strictly protected ( IUCN ...
